git: 4fd03fa24576 - main - misc/buffer: deprecate

From: Alan Somers <asomers_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:57:34 UTC 
The branch main has been updated by asomers:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac

commit 4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac
Author:     Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-07 22:52:37 +0000
Commit:     Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-03-07 22:57:07 +0000

    misc/buffer: deprecate
    
    It's had no upstream since 1995, it sometimes fails with EFAULT, and it
    can be adequately replaced by misc/mbuffer.
    
    PR:             276644
    Approved by:    diizzy (ports)
    Sponsored by:   Axcient
---
 misc/buffer/Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/misc/buffer/Makefile b/misc/buffer/Makefile
index e04fafd42ec7..a36739118dc4 100644
--- a/misc/buffer/Makefile
+++ b/misc/buffer/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ MASTER_SITES=	GENTOO \
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Buffer sporadic I/O for faster tape and pipe throughput
 
+DEPRECATED=	No upstream updates since 1995.  Switch to misc/mbuffer
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-03-31
+
 USES=		tar:tgz
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/buffer \
 		share/man/man1/buffer.1.gz